Explorations in ecclesiology and ethnography - Scharen, Christian Batalden (Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2012)
Part 1. On congregations and the church. On the dynamic relation between ecclesiology and congregational studies / James Nieman and Roger Haight -- Ecclesiology and empirical research on the church / Harald Hegstad -- Part 2. On congregations and worship. Affirming faith at a service of baptism in St. Aldates Church, Oxford / Paul S. Fiddes and Pete Ward -- Epiphanic sacramentality : an example of practical ecclesiology revisioning theological understanding / Clare Watkins and Helen Cameron -- Part 3. On congregations and society. Understanding religion takes practice : anti-urban bias, geographical habits, and theological influences / Mark T. Mulder and James K.A. Smith -- Ethnography as ecclesial attentiveness and critical reflexivity : fieldwork and the dispute over homosexuality in the Episcopal Church / Christopher Craig Brittain -- On discerning the living truth of the church : theological and sociological reflections on Receptive ecumenism and the local church / Paul D. Murray and Mathew Guest -- God at street level : digging up the theological identity of pastoral care among the homeless and drug addicts / Henk de Roest.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Keywords: Church; Ethnology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ecclesiology; Electronic books